Feb 4, 2016 | Garden Ideas, Recycled Crafts
Pallet gardens are all the rage. From veggies and herbs to annuals to succulents, a pallet garden is clever and beautiful! They are wonderfully space saving so you can surround yourself with a ridiculous amount of plants and flowers. Personally, that’s my goal...
Dec 14, 2014 | Garden Ideas
The first year I started the nursery, I was given a clump of ribbon grass to add to my small collection of plants. I planted it out and was so thrilled at how fast it grew. ‘This is gonna be a great start to the nursery’, I thought. I got 12 plants out of...
Nov 12, 2014 | Garden Ideas, Plant Care
Before winter after fall, that one week before it really gets cold is the week to protect your new or in danger shrubs from them cute rabbits. I use 3′ tall chicken fencing. Burlap can also be used. When protecting shrubs from rabbits, I find it important to...
Jul 25, 2014 | Garden Ideas, Plant Care, Soil Science
Its no secret, good soil grows good plants. You know it, I know it, but the experts in the horticultural trades are learning more… Agriculturists are discovering soil secrets to grow healthy, gargantuan plants that cut fertilizer costs to a minimum. Good soil is...
Jul 18, 2014 | Garden Ideas
Organic Weed Control I couldn’t live without my newspaper. Not because I actually read the newspaper, but because it does my weeding for me! Newspaper is a highly effective way to snuff out established weeds in the garden. It creates a biodegradable barrier so...
Jul 18, 2014 | Garden Ideas
Getting Rid of Japanese Beetles Japanese Beetle Control Dont ya just hate em??? Japanese Beetles have been a nuisance in America since 1916. Thought to be imported as grubs in a shipment of iris bulbs from Japan 5 to 6 years prior, it was soon realized that Japanese...
